Purpose

Research suggests that student drug use is substantially higher than that of the general population and while the UK Government’s current Drug Strategy emphasises the importance of PSHE in preventing young people from becoming drug users, there is a lack of research investigating the longer-term effectiveness of drug prevention education, and students’ views using qualitative methods. The purpose of this paper is to gain a holistic understanding into university students’ lived experiences of recreational class A drug taking and the drug education taught in English secondary schools.

Design/methodology/approach

Five interviews with university students were undertaken and thematically analysed using an ideographic case study approach alongside a qualitative content analysis of publicly available drug education resources and policy documents.

Findings

The normalisation of drug taking at university and social micro-pressures to assimilate group norms were key contributing factors to participants’ drug use. While the content of drug education in PSHE is grounded in theory, its implementation is not.

Originality/value

This study extends upon existing theories of normalisation of drug use at university through the concept of micro-pressures to offer an explanation of the process by which students assimilate group norms through the implicit threat of not fitting in.

中文翻译：

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大学生在娱乐课上的吸毒经历和对个人、社会和健康教育 (PSHE) 药物教育的看法

目的

研究表明，学生吸毒率大大高于普通人群，虽然英国政府目前的药物战略强调 PSHE 在防止年轻人成为吸毒者方面的重要性，但缺乏调查长期有效性的研究药物预防教育，学生的意见采用定性的方法。本文旨在全面了解大学生娱乐性A班吸毒的生活经历和英语中学的毒品教育。

设计/方法/方法

对大学生进行了五次访谈，并使用表意案例研究方法进行主题分析，同时对公开的药物教育资源和政策文件进行定性内容分析。

发现

大学吸毒的正常化和同化群体规范的社会微观压力是参与者吸毒的关键因素。虽然 PSHE 中的药物教育内容以理论为基础，但其实施却并非如此。

原创性/价值

本研究通过微压力的概念扩展了现有的大学药物使用正常化理论，以解释学生通过不适应的隐含威胁吸收群体规范的过程。